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Wellesley Senior High

Public Grades 9-12

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 95% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Wellesley Senior High serves 1,262 students in grades 9–12 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, a suburban town west of Boston, and ranks 17th out of 353 Massachusetts high schools in 2025–2026 within a Wellesley district ranked 5th of 351. The school has been a near-constant top-20 performer for a decade, climbing from 57th in 2015–2016 to 3rd in 2020–2021, with 19th, 16th, and 13th place finishes in other recent years. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 96.7%, its dropout rate 0.6%, its student–teacher ratio 10.7, and per-pupil spending $21,475 in 2020–2021.

Test scores are roughly double state averages, but nearby towns are unusually strong competition. In 2025–2026 10th-grade MCAS, Wellesley scored 77.54% in ELA against a state average of 45.48%, yet trailed Needham High, Dover-Sherborn Regional High, Westwood High, and Newton North High. Math was 84.29% (state 43.73%), fourth among nearby schools. Science is a clear strength at 81.41% versus a 40.50% state average, behind only Dover-Sherborn and Wayland High School. Physics stands out too: 81.95% in 2024–2025, the highest among nearby reporting schools.

Resources are used efficiently: Wellesley spends less per student than Weston High, Watertown High, Newton North High, Newton South High, and Dover-Sherborn, yet has one of the lowest student–teacher ratios nearby. Graduation is strong but not the very best among elite peers — Dover-Sherborn (99.4%), Needham (99.0%), Newton South (98.7%), Westwood (98.6%), Weston (98.2%), and Wayland (97.7%) all edge ahead. Statewide, the school ranks in the 93rd–96th percentile for female, male, Hispanic, Special Education, low-income, and White student groups, while Asian and multiracial student rankings slipped in the latest year. Free/reduced-lunch data was not available, so socioeconomic composition cannot be quantified from it.

1,262

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,941

Per pupil spending ?

8.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

50 Rice Street
Wellesley, MA 02481

(781) 446-6290

District: Wellesley

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

Asian:

18.6%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (79% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Massachusetts high schools

✓97% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

Massachusetts avg43%

17^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 351Wellesley among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	17 of 353	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	19 of 349	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	16 of 348	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	13 of 347	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	21 of 342	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	3 of 285	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	17 of 351	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	11 of 345	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	83.7	10 of 348	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	77.9	57 of 351	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	66.2	146 of 354	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.4	66 of 347	81.0%	★★★★☆
2013	75.0	72 of 344	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	71.3	106 of 340	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.0	62 of 340	81.8%	★★★★☆
2010	84.9	32 of 335	90.4%	★★★★★
2009	84.2	33 of 322	89.8%	★★★★★
2008	85.5	29 of 319	90.9%	★★★★★
2007	83.1	33 of 316	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	87.5	21 of 314	93.3%	★★★★★
2005	90.3	11 of 311	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	91.1	13 of 307	95.8%	★★★★★
2003	91.5	18 of 304	94.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	13 of 148	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	15 of 160	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	47.1	73 of 142	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.5	18 of 133	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	18 of 137	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	49 of 134	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	32 of 94	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.0	16 of 91	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	20 of 98	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	8 of 96	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	6 of 93	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	9 of 68	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	27 of 97	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	4 of 91	95.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	96.5	12 of 295	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	3 of 202	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	9 of 299	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	13 of 299	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	95.5	12 of 340	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	13 of 337	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	16 of 342	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	7 of 339	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	21 of 340	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	2 of 281	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	21 of 342	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	17 of 339	95.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	94.0	16 of 260	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	27 of 245	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	96.4	12 of 249	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	35 of 217	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	15 of 149	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	38 of 206	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	25 of 193	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	94.0	13 of 340	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	76.5	66 of 334	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	98.0	6 of 338	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	18 of 338	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	49.3	171 of 332	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	81.6	26 of 253	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	24 of 330	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	50 of 330	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	94.0	23 of 344	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	27 of 339	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	20 of 342	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	25 of 343	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	22 of 339	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	5 of 281	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	18 of 346	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	16 of 343	95.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	22 of 100	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	14 of 89	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	93.2	3 of 87	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	13 of 82	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	5 of 78	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	4 of 33	87.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	12 of 58	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	8 of 55	85.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	19 of 298	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	27 of 302	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	12 of 289	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	8 of 301	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	35 of 339	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	93.2	9 of 268	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	21 of 348	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	19 of 344	94.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	21 of 302	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	24 of 298	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	20 of 302	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	7 of 301	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	21 of 300	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	2 of 249	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	12 of 302	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	5 of 303	98.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)78th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2026)66th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics84%+41 vs state

Science81%+41 vs state

English Language Arts78%+32 vs state

Physics74%+27 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

I am a current student and I have attended 2 other schools due to family movement, and this is the most rigorous and brightest school system with the smartest people. I would not wish to go to any other school in the area, or anywhere, for that matter. GO RAIDERS!!!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	Total
Wellesley Senior High	Public	9-12	50 Rice Street	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6290	1,262	117	10.7	8.6%	795 (63.0%)	59 (4.7%)	80 (6.3%)	235 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.2%)	95.3	17^th of 353 public high schools	95.2%		94.6	19^th of 349 public high schools	94.6%	2	77.5	84.3	81.4		74.0	$26,941
Needham High	Public	9-12	609 Webster Street	Needham	02494	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0800	1,633	137	11.8	5.8%	1,214 (74.3%)	42 (2.6%)	133 (8.1%)	154 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (4.9%)	96.6	11^th of 353 public high schools	96.9%		94.5	21^st of 349 public high schools	94.0%	10	87.9	90.8	72.1	74.0		$22,921
Weston High	Public	9-12	444 Wellesley Street	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5800	658	60	10.8	8.7%	364 (55.3%)	36 (5.5%)	45 (6.8%)	164 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.4%)	94.3	25^th of 353 public high schools	92.9%		94.8	17^th of 349 public high schools	95.1%	8	73.1	84.9	72.1		77.1	$30,897
Natick High	Public	9-12	15 West Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	No	(508) 647-6600	1,761	140	12.5	15.0%	1,245 (70.7%)	61 (3.5%)	160 (9.1%)	175 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (6.2%)	90.4	41^st of 353 public high schools	88.4%		90	44^th of 349 public high schools	87.4%	3	68.9	73.5	72.7		66.1	$19,992
Newton North High	Public	9-12	457 Walnut Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6200	2,096	194	10.7	15.8%	1,199 (57.2%)	104 (5.0%)	249 (11.9%)	366 (17.5%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	155 (7.4%)	94.6	22^nd of 353 public high schools	93.8%		93.1	26^th of 349 public high schools	92.6%	4	78.0	76.2	76.9		76.5	$25,126
Newton South High	Public	9-12	140 Brandeis Road	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6700	1,898	163	11.6	11.6%	1,050 (55.3%)	72 (3.8%)	170 (9.0%)	476 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (6.1%)	94.5	23^rd of 353 public high schools	93.5%		95.3	12^th of 349 public high schools	96.6%	11	73.4	80.7	75.8		78.1	$24,845
Wayland High School	Public	9-12	264 Old Connecticut Path	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	No	(508) 358-7746	803	74	10.8	8.3%	514 (64.0%)	47 (5.9%)	49 (6.1%)	140 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (6.2%)	96.4	12^th of 353 public high schools	96.6%		96.2	7^th of 349 public high schools	98.0%	5	74.7	83.3	82.6	80.5		$23,407
Dover-Sherborn Regional High	Public	9-12	9 Junction Street	Dover	02030	Norfolk County	Dover-Sherborn	No	No	No	No	(508) 785-1730	610	62	9.8	5.9%	417 (68.4%)	17 (2.8%)	42 (6.9%)	91 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	98.3	2^nd of 353 public high schools	99.4%		97.9	1^st of 349 public high schools	99.7%	1	87.2	88.0	83.2	86.9		$24,941
Framingham High School	Public	9-12	115 A Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 620-4963	2,534	199	12.7	53.2%	955 (37.7%)	175 (6.9%)	1,174 (46.3%)	118 (4.7%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (3.8%)	42	204^th of 353 public high schools	42.2%		41.2	212^th of 349 public high schools	39.3%	8	39.0	37.6	35.3	30.7		$22,471
Watertown High	Public	9-12	27 Westminster Ave.	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	No	(617) 926-7760	761	69	11.0	43.5%	426 (56.0%)	34 (4.5%)	183 (24.0%)	61 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.8%)	59.5	135^th of 353 public high schools	61.8%		64.3	127^th of 349 public high schools	63.6%	8	52.5	47.1	37.8	6.7	49.1	$24,396

Frequently Asked Questions about Wellesley Senior High

Is Wellesley Senior High a good school?

Yes! Wellesley Senior High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 17^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools.

What district is Wellesley Senior High in?

Wellesley

How many students attend Wellesley Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,262 students attended Wellesley Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Wellesley Senior High?

Students at Wellesley Senior High are 63% White, 19% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American.

What schools feed into Wellesley Senior High?

Wellesley Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hunnewell
Elementary : John D Hardy
Elementary : Joseph E Fiske
Elementary : Katharine Lee Bates
Elementary : Schofield
Elementary : Sprague Elementary School
Middle : Wellesley Middle

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